Publication |
The Boston Globe |
Date |
4/24/2009 |
Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty" is one of the most familiar stories in the fairy tale canon. Inadvertently slighted at a celebration, a fairy casts an evil spell on a young princess. On her 20th birthday, Princess Aurora pricks her finger on a poison spindle and is cast into a deep sleep for 100 years, until awakened by the kiss of a handsome prince. Happily ever after…